Chords for The Mountain Goats - The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton (2-25-09)
Tempo:
73.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
A
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] In the face of those who would do you wrong, and who [A] would rob you of your youth, [D] and who would ignore what's good and beautiful in you.
I know this is all [G] corny, platitude stuff, but [Em] I know [D] people who got sent to places, and it sucks for [G] them.
You can't even say how bad it [Em] was.
[D] Kirk Fitzpatrick, I remember when they sent you away, man.
[G] This is for you.
[D] The best ever death metal band out of them [G] was a couple of guys who'd been friends since [D] grade school.
One was named Cyrus, and the other was [G] Jeff, and they would practice [Em] twice a week in Jeff's bedroom.
[D] The [G]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D] best ever death metal band out of them [G] never [Em] settled on a name.
[D] But the top three contenders, some of which have now been [G] used, were Satan's Fingers, [Em] and the Killers, [D] and the Hospital Bombers.
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] Jeff and Cyrus believed in their hearts [G] that they were headed for stage lights, and [A] Learjets, and fortune [D] and fame.
So in scripts that made prominent use [G] of a pentagram, they would stencil [Em] their drumheads and their [G] guitars with their names.
And this was how Cyrus [A] got sent off to the school in [D] Utah where they told him he would [G] never be famous.
And this was why Jeff, [A] in the letters he'd write [D] to his friend, helped [G] develop a plan [D] to get even when you punish a person for dreaming [G] his dream.
Don't expect him to thank [Em] or forgive you.
[D] The best ever death metal band out [G] of them will end time without a case that [Ab] outlive you.
Sing [D] it!
Hail Satan!
[G] Hail Satan!
[A] Tonight!
[D] Hail Satan!
[G] Hail, hail, [D] hail, hail, hail, hail, hail!
[G]
[D] [G]
[A]
[D] [Dm] Thank you so much!
[N]
I know this is all [G] corny, platitude stuff, but [Em] I know [D] people who got sent to places, and it sucks for [G] them.
You can't even say how bad it [Em] was.
[D] Kirk Fitzpatrick, I remember when they sent you away, man.
[G] This is for you.
[D] The best ever death metal band out of them [G] was a couple of guys who'd been friends since [D] grade school.
One was named Cyrus, and the other was [G] Jeff, and they would practice [Em] twice a week in Jeff's bedroom.
[D] The [G]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D] best ever death metal band out of them [G] never [Em] settled on a name.
[D] But the top three contenders, some of which have now been [G] used, were Satan's Fingers, [Em] and the Killers, [D] and the Hospital Bombers.
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] Jeff and Cyrus believed in their hearts [G] that they were headed for stage lights, and [A] Learjets, and fortune [D] and fame.
So in scripts that made prominent use [G] of a pentagram, they would stencil [Em] their drumheads and their [G] guitars with their names.
And this was how Cyrus [A] got sent off to the school in [D] Utah where they told him he would [G] never be famous.
And this was why Jeff, [A] in the letters he'd write [D] to his friend, helped [G] develop a plan [D] to get even when you punish a person for dreaming [G] his dream.
Don't expect him to thank [Em] or forgive you.
[D] The best ever death metal band out [G] of them will end time without a case that [Ab] outlive you.
Sing [D] it!
Hail Satan!
[G] Hail Satan!
[A] Tonight!
[D] Hail Satan!
[G] Hail, hail, [D] hail, hail, hail, hail, hail!
[G]
[D] [G]
[A]
[D] [Dm] Thank you so much!
[N]
Key:
G
D
Em
A
Ab
G
D
Em
[G] In the face of those who would do you wrong, and who [A] would rob you of your youth, [D] and who would ignore what's good and beautiful in you.
I know this is all [G] corny, platitude stuff, but [Em] I know [D] people who got sent to places, and it sucks for [G] them.
You can't even say how bad it [Em] was.
_ [D] Kirk Fitzpatrick, I remember when they sent you away, man.
[G] This is for you. _ _
_ [D] The best ever death metal band out of them [G] was a couple of guys who'd been friends since [D] grade school.
One was named Cyrus, and the other was [G] Jeff, and they would practice [Em] twice a week in Jeff's bedroom.
[D] The _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] best ever death metal band out of them [G] never [Em] settled on a name.
[D] But the top three contenders, some of which have now been [G] used, were Satan's Fingers, [Em] and the Killers, [D] and the Hospital Bombers. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] Jeff and Cyrus believed in their hearts [G] that they were headed for stage lights, and [A] Learjets, and fortune [D] and fame.
So in scripts that made prominent use [G] of a pentagram, they would stencil [Em] their drumheads and their [G] guitars with their names.
And this was how Cyrus [A] got sent off to the school in [D] Utah where they told him he would [G] never be famous.
And this was why Jeff, [A] in the letters he'd write [D] to his friend, helped [G] develop a plan [D] to get even when you punish a person for dreaming [G] his dream.
Don't expect him to thank [Em] or forgive you.
[D] The best ever death metal band out [G] of them will end time without a case that [Ab] outlive you.
Sing [D] it!
Hail Satan! _
[G] Hail Satan!
[A] Tonight!
[D] Hail Satan! _
[G] Hail, hail, [D] hail, hail, hail, hail, hail!
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] Thank you so much!
_ _ [N] _ _
I know this is all [G] corny, platitude stuff, but [Em] I know [D] people who got sent to places, and it sucks for [G] them.
You can't even say how bad it [Em] was.
_ [D] Kirk Fitzpatrick, I remember when they sent you away, man.
[G] This is for you. _ _
_ [D] The best ever death metal band out of them [G] was a couple of guys who'd been friends since [D] grade school.
One was named Cyrus, and the other was [G] Jeff, and they would practice [Em] twice a week in Jeff's bedroom.
[D] The _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] best ever death metal band out of them [G] never [Em] settled on a name.
[D] But the top three contenders, some of which have now been [G] used, were Satan's Fingers, [Em] and the Killers, [D] and the Hospital Bombers. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] Jeff and Cyrus believed in their hearts [G] that they were headed for stage lights, and [A] Learjets, and fortune [D] and fame.
So in scripts that made prominent use [G] of a pentagram, they would stencil [Em] their drumheads and their [G] guitars with their names.
And this was how Cyrus [A] got sent off to the school in [D] Utah where they told him he would [G] never be famous.
And this was why Jeff, [A] in the letters he'd write [D] to his friend, helped [G] develop a plan [D] to get even when you punish a person for dreaming [G] his dream.
Don't expect him to thank [Em] or forgive you.
[D] The best ever death metal band out [G] of them will end time without a case that [Ab] outlive you.
Sing [D] it!
Hail Satan! _
[G] Hail Satan!
[A] Tonight!
[D] Hail Satan! _
[G] Hail, hail, [D] hail, hail, hail, hail, hail!
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] Thank you so much!
_ _ [N] _ _
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